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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">These </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Element</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu submenus enable you to size and position elements on the diagram, relative to each other.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Alignment Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Alignment</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to align the selected element(s) to each other.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="177" style="width:177px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Left&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Left]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="292" style="width:292px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Align left edges of elements.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="177" style="width:177px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Right&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Right]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="177" style="width:177px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Top&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Up]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="292" style="width:292px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Align centers of elements, horizontally or vertically.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Make Same Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Make Same</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to make the selected elements the same width, the same height or both.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Z Order Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Z Order</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to move the selected element(s) back, forward, to the front of all other elements or behind all other elements.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Size Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Size</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to make the selected element(s) wider, narrower, taller or shorter by one increment. Alternatively, press</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">&quot;</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">,</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">!</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">,</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">#</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> or</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">$</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">].</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Move Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Move</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to move the selected element(s) left, right, up or down by one increment. Alternatively, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]+[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">&quot;</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">,</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">!</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">,</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">#</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> or</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">$</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">].</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The Space Evenly Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Space</span><span class="f_BodyText"> sub-menu to distribute the selected elements evenly.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="177" style="width:177px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Across&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[-]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="293" style="width:293px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Space elements evenly, horizontally.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="177" style="width:177px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Down&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[=]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="293" style="width:293px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Space elements evenly, vertically.</span></p>
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